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EDMONTON -- Alberta's chief medical officer of health revealed who is eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine in the next phase of vaccinations as Phase 2A began on Monday.
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. i. d/ ?& P" k% F8 K$ g: S$ FWith Phase 2B slated to begin in April, Dr. Deena Hinshaw said Albertans with high-risk underlying health conditions would be able to get the COVID-19 shot.2 \/ t7 h% H9 S+ B
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The full list on the Alberta COVID-19 website includes:
, d8 k9 Q3 H" H7 `+ Q! @5 R' H/ KChronic heart, kidney, liver, neurological and respiratory diseases;8 Q7 A2 d7 @9 ~3 u% k3 q" `
A cancer diagnosis or treatment in the past year;
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Pregnancy;
* v2 I4 L- o2 B7 V" D+ v Severe mental illness or substance abuse disorder that required hospitalization in the past year;* ?, M4 u4 I' ]! r% _
Severe obesity;
2 S4 _; M4 G0 U6 c4 X8 h Severe learning disabilities or severe developmental delay; and' @! p4 T: P0 t: V( {
Solid organ, bone marrow or stem cell transplant recipients.
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+ a5 \$ a( ~% M& B# i( |"The health conditions that we are prioritizing were carefully considered from our experience in Alberta and evidence around the world," Hinshaw said. "All of these conditions are associated with a higher risk of death or hospitalization even in younger age groups when comparing their risks to those for people ages 50-64 with no underlying conditions."3 Q- Q, G( }! q5 r" s R" q
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